sacrifice fly
noun
: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a runner scores
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In the game, Ramirez went 3-for-3 with a homer, sacrifice fly and four RBI. 
Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2022 Caratini scored on Tyrone Taylor’s deep RBI sacrifice fly to left, enabling the Brewers to tack on an insurance run. Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 The Royals scored one run against him in the third — a sacrifice fly from Melendez — for a 5-1 lead. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2022 Wisdom then scored on pitcher Josh Winckowski’s throwing error to first on a bunt single by Hoerner, who went to third on a groundout and scored on Narciso Crook’s sacrifice fly. Hartford Courant, 3 July 2022 Wisdom then scored on pitcher Josh Winckowski’s throwing error to first on a bunt single by Hoerner, who went to third on a groundout and scored on Narciso Crook’s sacrifice fly. Sarah Trotto, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2022 In the second inning, the Dodgers loaded the bases and scored on the following sequence: single (seven-pitch at-bat), double (three-pitch at-bat), walk (nine-pitch at-bat), sacrifice fly. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 23 June 2022 The 1-0 lead was plenty the way Halligan was dealing, although PLNU added an insurance run in the seventh on shortstop Scott Anderson’s sacrifice fly. San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2022 The Red Sox had snapped a scoreless tie in the top of the fifth on Bobby Dalbec’s sacrifice fly. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 See More
Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2022 Caratini scored on Tyrone Taylor’s deep RBI sacrifice fly to left, enabling the Brewers to tack on an insurance run. Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 The Royals scored one run against him in the third — a sacrifice fly from Melendez — for a 5-1 lead. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2022 Wisdom then scored on pitcher Josh Winckowski’s throwing error to first on a bunt single by Hoerner, who went to third on a groundout and scored on Narciso Crook’s sacrifice fly. Hartford Courant, 3 July 2022 Wisdom then scored on pitcher Josh Winckowski’s throwing error to first on a bunt single by Hoerner, who went to third on a groundout and scored on Narciso Crook’s sacrifice fly. Sarah Trotto, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2022 In the second inning, the Dodgers loaded the bases and scored on the following sequence: single (seven-pitch at-bat), double (three-pitch at-bat), walk (nine-pitch at-bat), sacrifice fly. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 23 June 2022 The 1-0 lead was plenty the way Halligan was dealing, although PLNU added an insurance run in the seventh on shortstop Scott Anderson’s sacrifice fly. San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2022 The Red Sox had snapped a scoreless tie in the top of the fifth on Bobby Dalbec’s sacrifice fly. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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